Picnic Spot in Russian River Valley

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Picnic Spot in Russian River Valley

My husband and I will be in Sonoma in early April. We'll spend one of our days tasting in the RRV and are looking for a good spot for lunch. We're planning to visit Copain and Lynmar earlier in the day, then picnic somewhere, followed by Merry Edwards and Arista as we loop back up to Healdsburg.

Lynmar won't allow us to bring outside food, but their own picnic offering isn't available this early in the season. Can anyone recommend a place to stop somewhere near there, or over near Merry Edwards, either an actual restaurant or a picnic spot (at a winery or otherwise)? Having never been to Sonoma, I'm sure this is a very dumb question, but is it possible to even just pull over somewhere to eat near the road?